Many old teammates will be eager to catch up to Devin Hester on Sunday in Atlanta, especially if the Bears are foolish enough to kick or punt to him. Given the dreadful performances on special teams this year — among many miserable statistics the Bears rank third in the NFL in penalties in that area with 10 in five games — best not to tempt fate. Hester's most recent replacement as kick returner is Chris Williams. The Bears signed the former Canadian League speedster in Week 17 last year and he was on the active roster but did not play in the downer finale against the Packers. "I was only here for one week so I didn't really get the opportunity to talk to...

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